Government policies
Dharavi to soon lose its slum tag
07 Jan 2016
The redevelopment of the slum pocket will give a fillip to the real estate market around its periphery which include areas like Bandra-Kurla Complex, Dadar and Sion
India bends backwards; set to endorse WTO’s trade facilitation deal
04 Jan 2016
The TFA, which aims at easing customs rules and expediting the movement and clearance of goods to facilitate trade, is all set to bury the “development agenda” of the WTO’s ongoing Doha Round of trade negotiations
Cabinet approves Rs5,000-cr subsidy for solar rooftops
31 Dec 2015
The cabinet decision will help provide subsidies for residential and institutional solar rooftop power generation and ensure speedy payment by power distribution companies to roof-top power suppliers
No LPG subsidy for those with income over Rs10 lakh
28 Dec 2015
The government’s subsidy payout on LPG in 2014-15 was Rs40,551 crore, which this fiscal is less than half as oil prices have slumped to six year low and the latest decision will further reduce the government’s subsidy bill
`Start-up India’, `Stand-up India’ to kick in on 16 January
28 Dec 2015
The government is expected to announce tax breaks, set up more incubation centres and make the approval process easier as part of the action plan to boost the start-up ecosystem
Govt scraps minimum export price for onions as prices crash
26 Dec 2015
Wholesale prices of onions are ruling at Rs10-14 per kg at Asia's biggest wholesale market for onion at Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, much lower than its peak of Rs57 per kg in August